Brassiere



NOV. 28, 1931 YOUNG r 3,010,456

BRASSIERE Filed Jan. 4, 1960 EFRAM YOUNG, L52 BENJAMIN JACOBS &

- DAVID YOUNG,

1N VEN TORS.

HERZIG & JESSUP, Attorneys United States Patent Ofifice 3,019,456Patented Nov. 28, 19 61 3,010,456 I BRASSIERE Efram Young, Van Nuys, andBenjamin'Jacobs and David Young, Los Angeles, Calif., 'assignors toHolly Bra of California, Inc.

- Filed Jan. 4, 1960, Ser. No. 105 6 Claims. (Cl. 128-489).

This invention relates .to improvements in brassieres and moreparticularly to a brassiere adapted for teenagers and especially suitedto accommodate and shape the breasts without chafing, galling ordiscomfort and to be expansible so as to accommodate itself to growth ofthe breasts. In this manner, the particular brassiere of the inventionhas the advantage that it is useful over a longer period of time sinceit will extend yieldably and gently as the bosom grows so as toaccommodate itself to the development of young girls. 7 I V The specialproblems attendant to and to be met in the matter of brassieres forteenagers have been treated in the prior art Patent 2,881,765 over.which-this inventron provides improvement. The breasts are sensitive andtender and furthermore, because'of growth and develop merit, a garmenthaving full stretch. in the bust portion is necessary which willaccommodate itself to such growth and development without chafing,gelling or discomfort.

The form of brassiere for teenagers as shown in said :U.S. Patent No.2,881,765 which has bust portions having inner and outer stretchablefabric plies and an intermediate ply of non-stretchable fabric having anopening therein. In that patent, the intermediate ply is to receive thebust through the opening and is calculated to give uplift to the bustand to mold it. The invention herein provides an improved constructionwhich in one form uses inner and outer stretchable plies in the bustportion and a partial intermediate ply which is also stretchable at thelower part of each bust portion for added but yieldable and stretchablesupport where such added support is needed. In this way, morecomfortable uplifting and molding support is assured without chafing orgalling and with improved accommodation to growth.

In another form of the invention, the intermediate stretchable ply hasan opening to receive the bust and to provide improved and morecomfortable uplift, shaping and molding for the bust.

Accordingly, it is the primary object of the invention to overcome theabove noted deficiencies of the prior art and to provide an improvedbrassiere particularly adapted for use by teenagers which achieves andrealize the results and advantages outlined in the foregoing.

A further object of the invention is to provide a brassiere particularlyadapted for use by teenagers, the brassiere having breast panels, eachpanel including plies of stretchable fabric including a partial interioror intermediate ply of preferably fully stretchable fabric adapted forgiving appropriate comfortable support to the breasts while at the sametime, gently molding the breast and being extensible to accommodateitself to development and growth of the breasts.

Preferably also, as stated, the intermediate ply extends across thelower part of the breast panel to provide the desired uplift and moldingeffect.

Another object is to provide a brassiere as in the foregoing objectwherein the borders of the breast panels are formed of non-stretchablematerial, the stretchable plies being at an intermediate position withinthe panels and framed and anchored at the periphery within thenonstretchable fabric so that the non-stretchable material holds theshape of the garment and the stretchable plies provide appropriatesupport and expansible accommodation to the growing and developing bustof the teenager.

Another object is to provide a brassiere as in the foregoing wherein thestretchable plies include an interior or intermediate ply of stretchablematerial having a generally circular opening therein to receive the bustor breast to provide support and uplift while the other plies provideappropriate extensible covering, yielding confinement, and moldingeifect accommodated to the growth and development of the bust.

Further objects and additional advantages'of the invention will becomeapparent from the following detailed description and annexed drawings,wherein: 7

FIG. 1 is a view of a preferred form of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line 2-2 of FIG. 1; e I

FIG. 3 is a view of a modified form of the invention;

and

FIG. 4 is a partial view of the invention of FIG. 1 with the outerstretchable fabric of a breast panel removed. V

' Referring now more in detail to the drawings, FIG. 1 shows a brassiereembodying the herein invention. The brassiere is designated generally at10. 'It has body encircling portions on either side as shown includingbreast panels .as designated at 12 and 13 which may preferably comp-risenon-stretchable broad cloth material which may have an appropriate trimat the top edges as shown.

The garment has the conventional shoulder straps 15 and 16 attached tothe garment by conventional adjustable fasteners as shown at 18 and 19,and attached in a conventional manner to the body encircling portions ofthe back.

The breast panels 12 and 13 are preferably formed of integral pieces orsections or from partial pieces or sections including pieces 29 and 21secured at the top ladjacent to the fasteners 18 and 13. The lower partof the garment is finished by binding 22.

The non-stretchable portions of the sections or panels 12 and 13 areformed to provide a frame or support as designated at 24 for stretchablesections or portions within the panels. The stretchable portions orsections have the shape as shown within the frame or border 24 in FIG.1.

Preferably, the material within the border or frame 24 comprises innerand outer plies of preferably all-way stretchable material as designatedat 26 and 27 in FIG. 2. This stretchable material may also, however, beone-way to two-way stretch and may be made of any material suitable forthe purpose. These inner and outer plies are firmly anchored to theframe formed by the non-stretchable material 12 around the borderthereof. These plies may be made, for example but not limitation, fromHelanca yarn which provides for multi-directional stretch and also isvery soft.

Between the plies 26 and 27 is a partial intermediate support ply 30also of stretchable material and positioned to provide comfortablesupport and uplight to the bust on the underside thereof and for moldingwhile the plies 26 and 27 cover and retain the breasts providingyielding confinement and allow and accommodate for growth anddevelopment thereof, the material being sufficiently soft, stretchableand extensible for this purpose.

FIG. 4 shows a brassiere as in FIG. 1 with outer stretchable ply 27removed from one breast panel. The partial intermediate ply 37 is formedby a transverse elastic band as shown serving the purpose as describedin the foregoing.

In the form of the invention shown in FIG. 3, the construction issimilar except that there is provided an intermediate ply 32 ofstretchable material having in it a generally circular opening as shownat 34, this ply being between the stretchable plies 26 and 27 as is theply 30 in FIG. 2. The bust or breast can protrude wholly or in partthrough the opening 34 so that molding support is development. Thus,theintermediate ply 32, since it is stretchable, provides morecomfortable uplift support and molding effect without possibility ofdiscomfort, galling or chafing which can result from one or morenonstretchable plies in the bust pocket portions.

The foregoing disclosure is representative of preferred forms of theinvention and is to be interpreted in an illustrative rather than alimiting sense, the invention to be accorded the full scope of theclaims appended hereto.

What is claimed is: r

1. A brassierc for teenagers comprising a body en circling member havingadjacent breast panels at the front thereof, bust portions within eachpanel defined by cutout areas within the outline thereof, and inner andouter plies of stretchable material extending across and closing thesame, said, inner and outer plies being framed Within and securedthroughout their peripheries to the edges of said out-out areas, and anintermediate ply of stretchable fabric between the inner and outerplies, said intermediate ply extending across the lower portion of thecut-out areas for supporting the bust with the other plies yieldinglyconfining the bust without chafing or galling.

2. A brassiere as in claim 1 wherein said panels form' thenon-stretchable plies of said panels, the non-stretchable plies of thepanels forming a frame for the stretchable plies therewithin.

4. A brassiere as in claim 1 wherein the intermediate plies comprise atransverse elastic band at the lower part of each bust portion.

5. A brassiere for teenagers comprising a body circling member havingadjacent breast panels of non-stretchable material at the front thereof,bust portions having plies of stretchable fabric framed within cut-outportions of said breast panels and firmly anchored on the inside andoutside to the non-stretchable breast panels around the periphery ofsaid out-out portions, and an intermediate ply of stretchable materialbetween said first named plies, said intermediate ply having a generallycircular opening therein within the outline of said out-out portions toreceive the bust for providing uplift and molding support While thestretchable plies accommodate growth and developinent of the bustwithout chafing or ga'lling.

6. A br assiere as in claim 5 wherein said cut-out portions andstretchable fabric are narrower than the breast panels ofnon-stretchable material and have upwardly tapering sides at the upperpart thereof.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS SloateApr. 14, 1959

